[philman_36]

Read Wong Kimm Ark.

Read the Congressional record...
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875 Page 2498 (middle column, a little over half way down)

If the blacks were permitted to vote... Educate yourself.

[philman_36]

I almost forgot to add this little gem...
That comment "If the blacks were permitted to vote..."

You see on the left column where it says "Reconstruction"?
This was the first day of the debates and the very first speaker brought this subject up.